​Financial Aid + Scholarships

First-Year Student Merit Scholarships

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Washington University is committed to helping talented students who show exceptional academic performance and outstanding promise. The following programs offer financial assistance based primarily on academic achievement.

Merit Scholarships

Merit scholarships, offered by each academic division, do not require a separate application process (the Conway/Proetz Scholarships in Art and Fitzgibbons Scholarships in Architecture require the submission of a digital portfolio along with the application for admission). Once you complete the supplemental question, part of the Common Application and the Coalition Application, you will be considered for the appropriate scholarship for the division to which you are applying. As you write your supplemental essay, you should keep in mind that it will be used by the scholarship committees to select awardees. Therefore, you may wish to craft your response within an academic framework.

WashU will invite finalists to campus for a weekend program, March 28–30, 2019. For these scholarships the university will pay for finalists’ round-trip expenses within the United States and their expenses in St. Louis during this visit. To remain eligible, finalists must attend these activities.

Premier Scholars Programs

The University’s premier merit-based scholars programs, housed within the
Office of Scholars Programs (OSP), bring together members from each of the academic divisions to create a unique academic and cultural community in which to share, learn, challenge, make friends, exchange views and ideas about what is possible in a global environment.

Separate applications are required for these programs. These applications will be available through the WashU Pathway.

WashU will invite finalists to campus for a weekend program, March 28–31, 2019. For these scholarships the university will pay for finalists’ round-trip expenses within the United States and their expenses in St. Louis during this visit. To remain eligible, finalists must attend these activities.